Parsimony
[ 'pɑrs?'moni ]
出國 Abroad
n. 異常儉省;極度節儉;吝嗇;小氣;
?? 例句
A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny , famous for his parsimony.
有個經典例子出自以吝嗇著稱的喜劇演員杰克·班尼.
?? 聯想助記
【記】parsi-諧音“怕死”,moni-諧音“money錢”:怕死花錢→吝嗇
?? 牛津釋義
parsimony
n[U]
(fml 文) excessive carefulness in spending money or using resources; meanness 吝嗇; 小氣; 過分節儉.
?? 擴展釋義
*['pɑ:sim?ni]n. 過度節儉, 吝嗇, 惜墨如金
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
blanch
vt. 使變白;使(植物)不見陽光而變白;[冶]酸洗(金屬)使有光澤;[烹]用沸水煮白;
vi. 漂白;發白;變白;
adj. 漂白的;銀白色的;
henpecked
adj. (男子)受妻子管制的,懼內的;
v. 懼內( henpeck的過去式和過去分詞 );
profligate
adj. 揮霍的;浪費的;放蕩的;行為不檢點的;
n. 放蕩的人,浪子,肆意揮霍者;
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??? 情景例句
What impressed you the most about Shanghai?
你對上海最深的印象是什么?
We can assure you that our products are the most outstanding ones on the market today, and we offer a five-year guarantee.
我們可以向您保證我方產品是當今市場上最好的,并且可提供5年保修期。
family, finances and what you want from your investments.
家庭、財源和你想從投資中獲得的好處的信息。
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